Flexibility

You can choose to attend live sessions or watch the recordings, making it easy to fit learning into your schedule.

Mentorship

Each week, participants will have the opportunity to join live office hours with our instructors to engage further.

Multilingual

Sessions will be taught in English and also recorded in Spanish and Portuguese, expanding accessibility and language preference.

Turn Learning into Action

Renoster’s education platform bridges the gap between understanding and doing. With our platform, you'll gain the skills to contribute to a more transparent, equitable, and effective carbon market.

Accessible Knowledge

Simplified for beginners, detailed for experts. Whether you're a corporate buyer, investor, or sustainability professional we have you covered.

Key Concepts for Success

Understand corporate responsibility, UN Article 6 implications, and VCM compliance intricacies to make informed and impactful decisions.

Foundational Science

Learn about the different types of carbon projects and the fundamental pillars behind them.

Curriculum

14 Chapters · 55 Lessons

  1. 1

    01 Carbon 101: An Introduction to Climate Change and Carbon Markets

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      What is Climate Change?

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      The Latest IPCC Science on Climate Change

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      The Carbon Cycle: Sources and Sinks

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      History of the Carbon Markets

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Current Status of the Carbon Markets: Critiques and Fixes

  2. 2

    02 Corporate Responsibility

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      Guest Lecture: Senken

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      ESG (Environmental Social and Governance) Reporting Requirements in Major Markets

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      How Different Corporations Conduct Their Carbon Reporting and Accounting

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      SBTI’s (Science Based Target Initiative) Role and Their Relationship with Carbon Markets

  3. 3

    03 Action: The Voluntary Carbon Market, Compliance, and UN Article 6

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      Differences Between Compliance, Voluntary, Quasi-Compliance, and National-Level Programs

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      Different Marketplaces and Market Actors

  4. 4

    04 Introduction to Projects and Impacts

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      Overview of the Types of Carbon Projects, Their Pros and Cons, and Past Scandals

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      Nature-Based: ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation, Restoration), IFM (Improved Forest Management), and AD (Avoided Deforestation and REDD)

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      Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)

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      Cookstoves

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      Direct Air Capture (DACs)

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      Methane Capture

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      Well Capping

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      Biochar

  5. 5

    05 Fundamental Pillars of Carbon Crediting

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      Additionality, Baseline, Leakage, Permanence, Equity, MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification)

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      Examination of Pillars by Project Type

  6. 6

    06 How Projects Are Created

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      Who Are All the Players and How Are Carbon Credits Created?

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      Who Are the Biggest Developers?

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    07 Fundamentals 2: Methodology Breakdowns

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      A Cross-Comparison of Major Project Types and Methodologies

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      Requirements for Enrollment

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      Upcoming High-Quality Standards

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      Problematic Standards

  8. 8

    08 Carbon Quality

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      How to Assess Carbon Credit Quality

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      People and Organizations, Legality, Governance

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      Additionality, Baselines, Leakage, Carbon Quantification, Growth and Forest Management, MRV, Permanence, Accounting

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      Ecological and Biodiversity Benefits, Equity, Land Rights, Benefits Sharing

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      How Do These Concepts Relate to the Different Project Types?

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      Assessing Ex-Ante Estimates (Forecasts)

  9. 9

    09 Carbon Project Case Studies

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      A Tour of Accounting: How Carbon Credits Are Calculated With Real-Life Examples

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      A Tour of Project Description Documents: Deep Dives Into Real Projects, Their Documents, and How to Understand Them

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    10 Innovations and DMRV (Digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification)

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      The Rise of Satellite Data in Digital MRV: The Roles It Can Fill and Its Pros and Cons

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      Dynamic Baselines

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      DMRV Alternatives, LiDAR, and Flux Modeling

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      Assessing Leakage Through Econometrics Modeling

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      Assessing Permanence With Tonne-Year Accounting

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      Emissions Liability Management

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      Renoster’s Approach to These Topics

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    11 Carbon Pricing and Quality

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      Guest Lecture: AlliedOffsets

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      The State of the Market in Numbers

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    12 Mitigating Risk: Navigating Buffer Pools, Risk Assessments, and Insurance

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      Guest Lecture: Kita

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      What Risks Exist in the Voluntary Carbon Market? How Are They Modeled and Mitigated Today?

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Insurance as a New Tool for Mitigating Risk

  13. 13

    13 Carbon Credit Procurement Strategy

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      Guest Lecture: Buyer Perspective (Announcement Pending)

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      What Are Buyers Looking For and What Should They Be Looking For?

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      How Can Buyers Intelligently Navigate the Market?

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      How Do Offtake Agreements Work and What Are Best Practices?

  14. 14

    14 Ongoing Portfolio Management

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      Guest Lecture: TBD

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      How Can Companies Manage Their Portfolios? What Tools Exist Out There?

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      How Do Companies Manage Their Carbon Footprints From Start to Finish?

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Emissions Liability Management for Full Carbon Cycles

About Our Instructors

Renoster's course is taught by top industry experts. Elias Ayrey, PhD, Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder, is a remote sensing specialist with expertise in satellite imagery, LiDAR, and AI. Known for his engaging YouTube channel that simplifies complex carbon topics, Elias combines academic rigor with practical industry insights, holding a PhD and MS in Forest Resources from the University of Maine.  Mateus Mendes, Forest Carbon Scientist, specializes in geospatial data and machine learning to analyze forest dynamics. With previous experience at Sylvera and Delta Blue Carbon, he brings a data-driven approach to showcasing forest ecosystem value. Mary Ignatiadis, Forest Economics & Policy Expert, has a background in carbon project development and natural capital management from roles at Native, PBC, and Manulife. She holds an MS in Forest Policy & Economics and focuses on economic drivers of sustainable forest use. Our courses also feature guest lectures from leading organizations and key players in carbon such as Senken, AlliedOffsets, and Kita, ensuring a well-rounded and practical learning experience from various market perspectives.

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